New Horizon Club Bid Euchre Winners
Friday, January 9, 2026: Susan McNaughton& Carol Toetenel 24 pts Lois McDonald 18 pts Laura McCallum 12 pts Paul Giles High score Ron McDonald Low score Tuesday, January 13, 2026:…
The Sower of Seeds:Serialized Fiction Part 3/8
Written By Brad Harness Francine enjoyed herself on that first walk with Mark. She suspected that his family might have seen them walking together, so she made sure she ‘accidentally’…
Pause For Thought: Interesting facts about….the Fox
Written By John Bradley Foxes have whiskers on their legs and face, which help them to navigate. A group of foxes is called a skulk or leash. A male is…
New Horizon Club Bid Euchre Winners
Friday, December 5, 2025: George Langdon 18 pts Susan McNaughton 12 pts Carolann Huston High score Carol Toetenel Low score Tuesday, December 9, 2025: Paul Giles, Shirley Gilliland &Ronald McDonald…
New Horizon Club Bid Euchre Winners
Friday, November 21, 2025: Paul Giles &Susan McNaughton 24 pts Laura McCallum 18 pts Lois McDonald 12 pts Carolann Huston High score Ronald McDonald Low score Tuesday, November 25, 2025:…
The Sower of Seeds: Serialized Fiction Part 2 of 8
Written By Brad Harness Mark Bixby tugged on the leash, once again frustrated that his wee doggie Jocko was making him late for work.“Come on…come on, Jocko…daddy’s got to get…
Pause For Thought: Interesting facts about….Turkmenistan
Written By John Bradley Turkmenistan is bordered by Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Iran, and the Caspian Sea. It covers about 491,200 square kilometers, ranking as the 52nd largest country globally. With…
New Horizon Club Bid Euchre Winners
Friday, October 17, 2025: Carolann Hustun 24 pts Gary Douglas 18 pts Laura McCallum 12 pts Margaret Field High Score Martin Welch Low Score Tuesday, October 21, 2025: Paul Giles…
Pause For Thought: Interesting facts about….Robots
Written By John Bradley Archytas of Tarentum, a pal of Plato’s, built a mechanical bird driven by a jet of steam or compressed air—arguably history’s first robot—in the fifth century…
The Sower of Seeds:Serialized Fiction Part 1 of 8
Written By Brad Harness When she was young, Francine Selmers used to attend church every Sunday. Back in those days, her life was pleasant. Simple, honest, the white picket fence…
Pause For Thought: Interesting facts about….Turkmenistan
Written By John Bradley Turkmenistan is bordered by Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Iran, and the Caspian Sea. It covers about 491,200 square kilometers, ranking as the 52nd largest country globally. With…
The Emotion Leveller: Serialized Fiction Part 8 of 8
Written By Brad Harness After forging her signature, using a previous signature on their confidentiality agreement which Michael Foster had insisted Lila Jenkins sign, he called an ambulance and then…
Interesting facts about….Voyager One
Written By John Bradley Launched in 1977, September 5 marked the 58th anniversary of Voyager 1’s launch. That makes it one of the oldest pieces of space technology that is…
Hen Threatens Precious Potential Crop
Written By Alice Gibb This is one of those quirky stories you discover when reading old newspapers on scratchy microfilm. In 1938, writer W.H. Johnston told the intriguing tale of…
Pause For Thought: Interesting facts about….Crows
Written By John Bradley WIn scientific classification, there is no difference between crows and ravens. Ravens and crows belong to the same family, but they differ in several ways. Ravens…
The Emotion Leveller: Serialized Fiction Part 7 of 8
Written By Brad Harness When his phone calls to her remained unanswered, Michael Foster drove over to Lila Jenkins’ home.He stood outside the front door, repeatedly trying the doorbell. But…
Ask Alice: CN Freight Train Jack-Knifed Off Track
Written By Alice Gibb The Jack Van Hoorn family was enjoying supper on April 28, 1958, when they were startled by the sounds of a tremendous crash. Two derailed CN…
New Horizon Club Bid Euchre Winners
Friday, August 22, 2025: Susan McNaughton &Chris Van Strien 24 pts Margaret Field 18 pts Carol Toetenel 12 pts Howard van der Hooft High Score Shirley Gilliland Low Score Tuesday,…
A Boy Forced To Do A Man’s Job
Written By Alice Gibb In July 1924, someone broke into John McColl’s garage in Lobo and stole the sum of $32.39. Although $32.39 may seem paltry by today’s standards, in…
Spirulina, From the Pond to the Stars
Written By Miranda Regalado In this column we are not strangers of speaking about nutrition, minerals and health benefits, but now we take a new direction by bringing the discussion…
The Emotion Leveller: Serialized Fiction Part 5 of 8
Written By Brad Harness Lila sat at her dining table, sipping a cup of tea and nervously tapping a pen against the place mat.If this is successful, she thought, I…
Pause For Thought: Interesting facts about…Seals
Written By John Bradley Seals are part of the Pinniped Order of marine mammals. The pinniped order of marine mammals also includes sea lions, walruses, and fur seals. There are…
City Kids Enjoyed Sample of Country Living
Written By Alice Gibb In 1944, among the heart-breaking reports from the battlefields of Europe and the Pacific, comes an inspiring tale about an Ilderton-area couple who gave city children…
Kimchi: Korea’s Secret to Longevity and Health
Written By Miranda Regalado It is no secret that the world has been taken over by the K-pop lifestyle. The Korean influence on music, beauty, and fashion is undeniable, but…
The Emotion Leveller: Serialized Fiction Part 4 of 8
Written By Brad Harness Annie decided she’d do what had worked most of her life with troublemakers: She’d stare them down. It usually worked, she thought.Lila Jenkins watched as the…
Interesting facts about….Strikes
Written By John Bradley Nearly 30% of Canadian workers belong to unions, including nurses, teachers, journalists and professional athletes, as well as the more traditionally unionized occupations like retail store…
London Township Cat a Dedicated Radio Listener
Written By Alice Gibb Most cats gain their time in the limelight by being rescued from a tree or else from traveling long distances following a move. But in 1937,…
New Horizon Club Bid Euchre Winners
Friday, July 4th, 2025: Carol Toetenel 18 pts Laura McCallum 12 pts Paul Giles High Score Cecelia Bury Low Score Tuesday, July 8, 2025: Howard van der Hooft &George Langford…
Tiktok Table-ready Trend: Cucumber’s benefits
Written By Miranda Regalado Sometimes you want to eat an entire cucumber; let me show you the way to do it.” It is truly astonishing to see the impact social…
The Emotion Leveller: Serialized Fiction Part 3 of 8
Written By Brad Harness It was a few weeks later that Lila Jenkins, the behavioural therapist, returned to Jackdaw, a small mining and lumber town in the hills of eastern…